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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dan say he's sorry for saying those things to Nerburn?
(a) It's not good for Indian-White relationships.
(b) He considers Nerburn a friend.
(c) It doesn't make any difference in the facts.
(d) It makes Dan angry and Nerburn feel bad.

2. How did Grover describe the coffee he made?
(a) Espresso.
(b) Navy brew.
(c) Cofffee like his mother had brewed.
(d) Java.

3. How did Dan's grandfathers give him the song?
(a) In a dream.
(b) From the earth.
(c) From bird song.
(d) In the wind.

4. What was the name of Danelle's mother?
(a) Lucille.
(b) Mary.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Katherine.

5. What is waziya?
(a) Wind from the east.
(b) Wind from the south.
(c) Wind from the north.
(d) Wind from the west.

Short Answer Questions

1. A flash of lightning illuminated a billboard with a quote from what book in the Bible?

2. How was the land to the east of the Missouri river different from the land to the west?

3. What racial slur did Nerburn overhear in the Homestead town restaurant?

4. How old is April?

5. What did Nerburn dream about at Wounded Knee?

Short Essay Questions

1. Dan asked Nerburn to help him and Nerburn wanted to do that but what else did Nerburn feel he needed to do?

2. Describe the Homestead town they visited in Chapter 15.

3. Of what did the latticework arch between the pillars at Wounded Knee remind Nerburn?

4. What was the advice Dan gave Nerburn in Chapter 12, "Welcome to Our Land"?

5. What did the Indian couple that was in the restaurant in the Homestead town do to disgrace Indians?

6. Describe Danelle and Delvin, Dan's other granddaughter and her husband.

7. Why was Thoreau mentioned in the conversation?

8. Describe what was in the bundle Grover took out of his trunk that he and Dan unwrapped in Chapter 12, "Welcome to Our Land"?

9. Describe what Dan means when he talks about white mens' cages?

10. Describe Grover's drive to Annie's house in the beginning of Chapter 20.

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